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this man has a big heart. he is very intelligent and very knowledgeable about the city workings and very sensitive to the needs of -- too many of us in this room, particularly the southeast part of the city. of course he cares about all of san francisco, but i believe he has a special place in his heart for us in the southeast. without further ado, please put your hands together and welcome ed lee. mayor lee: thank you all for being here today. let me first of all congratulate all of you for moving on from high school. that is still a wonderful thing, right? you are there. now, you get to make all the decisions. you get to be responsible for your decisions. i want to welcome you to a new club. i want to welcome you to the million-dollar club. you are today members of the million-dollar club. you know what? that is going to be the difference. it is going to be the difference between those that stayed and did not do anything after high school and those that graduate from college. $1 million in salary difference
this man has a big heart. he is very intelligent and very knowledgeable about the city workings and very sensitive to the needs of -- too many of us in this room, particularly the southeast part of the city. of course he cares about all of san francisco, but i believe he has a special place in his heart for us in the southeast. without further ado, please put your hands together and welcome ed lee. mayor lee: thank you all for being here today. let me first of all congratulate all of you for...
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when i started that case, i began thinking this was a big conspiracy to frame this man. what i learned is -- and i discussed this with geronimo -- we are experiencing men and women who thought the end justified the means. they thought they had a bad man and it was ok to do anything necessary to convict him. as i look back on my career, present and future, i think we see that that is the concept that runs through police misconduct. i am sure there are officers who were just bad, let's say. i think officers see what they consider bad people, and they feel like they have to do what ever it takes to convict them. and i have seen it when i was a young lawyer, when we had narcotics teams, we would get clients to said they arrested me with $20,000 and they said i only had $10,000. and we knew there were telling the truth. it i have seen it with law- enforcement officers in the case where a rogue cop shot a young girl, and the four other officers were all good men. remember -- you talk about misconduct, but primarily -- i want to get back to this -- most law enforcement people i
when i started that case, i began thinking this was a big conspiracy to frame this man. what i learned is -- and i discussed this with geronimo -- we are experiencing men and women who thought the end justified the means. they thought they had a bad man and it was ok to do anything necessary to convict him. as i look back on my career, present and future, i think we see that that is the concept that runs through police misconduct. i am sure there are officers who were just bad, let's say. i...
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this is a big fire we will get these. it's hard for us to get around in a disaster from the streetcars and trolley buses stop, no electricity. we have the above groundwater system. it was invented years ago by our fire chiefs this is what saved the marina the boat pumping the water out put the fires out in the marina. you want to stop, look, listen and think. you size up the situation this is what we do in the fire department. you look at it. is it a little fire. a candle burning. do i get the fire extinguisher. is it a big fire can i put it out. >> it would cover the area the size of a table. anything bigger or high are than your head it's too big for you to put out with an extinguisher. wait until everybody is out. it's best to work in pairs. make sure you are the last one out of the room. do not lock it. avoid smoke and gases. cover your mouth and nose with a towel or sheet or dry cloth. if you have a jacket, if there is a flame on the way out put clothes on or wrap yourself in a blanket the layer of clothing will give
this is a big fire we will get these. it's hard for us to get around in a disaster from the streetcars and trolley buses stop, no electricity. we have the above groundwater system. it was invented years ago by our fire chiefs this is what saved the marina the boat pumping the water out put the fires out in the marina. you want to stop, look, listen and think. you size up the situation this is what we do in the fire department. you look at it. is it a little fire. a candle burning. do i get the...
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also, have a big pool of money where every time somebody wants to create an organization or something to help youth, they will have the ability to create it. >> my main point was to mobilize the youth vote. even though i know many of you guys cannot vote, those ages have one of the lowest turnout rates for voting. compared to older people and especially those over 60, it really makes a difference because for example, politicians never talk about cutting social security or medicare because they know it would alienate one of the biggest voting platforms, which is older people. if more youth spoke up, they would not cut from education and stuff like that. >> more focus on education, also diversified education for youth. transitional services, restorative justice, and no tax cuts for the wealthy, so more funding for the less wealthy. >> also, one i have is just to be prioritizing, like someone else said earlier, like pulling out our troops from war and putting money that we would save from divesting in war into our education system to repair it. another is to change the definition of a co
also, have a big pool of money where every time somebody wants to create an organization or something to help youth, they will have the ability to create it. >> my main point was to mobilize the youth vote. even though i know many of you guys cannot vote, those ages have one of the lowest turnout rates for voting. compared to older people and especially those over 60, it really makes a difference because for example, politicians never talk about cutting social security or medicare because...
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it's a whole media frenzy on big cases. and i don't think that's a very good thing, but that is the environment in which we operate. and lawyers have to deal with that now. >> a very good point. we have some questions from the audience. i'm going to ask the first one for paulette. in taking tony's essence, who he is as a trial lawyer, how does you tell that story in the book? paulette's book is for sale in the lobby and also at green arcade books here in san francisco. how did you do that? you used your art, obviously, and you used writings. but how did you tell that story? what was your hook? >> well, i am not a particularly cerebral person. the king that connected me with tony to begin with is that i connected with his energy at the advice relevant level -- visceral level. i felt his energy. and that's how i could translate it, if you will, into my own sense of emotions, the compassion, the rage, the passion, all the various faces that he has. and then in court he acts out all the roles. so you get the full gamut of the h
it's a whole media frenzy on big cases. and i don't think that's a very good thing, but that is the environment in which we operate. and lawyers have to deal with that now. >> a very good point. we have some questions from the audience. i'm going to ask the first one for paulette. in taking tony's essence, who he is as a trial lawyer, how does you tell that story in the book? paulette's book is for sale in the lobby and also at green arcade books here in san francisco. how did you do...
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so there's been a big void. i want to thank the commissioners. i want to thank the small business commission. i want to thank all the authors who authored -- the supervisors who authored this legislation because now a void can be filled. what it's going to do is make businesses more economically sustainable and encourage people to -- to create jobs for the people who want to sing or play an instrument. i mean, years ago we lost a lot of people when it was a dot com. a lot of people had to leave the city because it was too expensive. i also want to reiterate what supervisor wiener said about inclusion, this was a city of inclusion not exclusion. so i think it needs to be citywide to be able to offer this. i think commissioners micko, roja and benetti made some valid points. 95% of the point things are usually fine. it's for that 5% that push the envelope. i'm in full support of legislation until 10:00. i think we need to put some safeguards if they're not in place for management of noise when it's 11:00 or 12:00 and maybe some timetables because w
so there's been a big void. i want to thank the commissioners. i want to thank the small business commission. i want to thank all the authors who authored -- the supervisors who authored this legislation because now a void can be filled. what it's going to do is make businesses more economically sustainable and encourage people to -- to create jobs for the people who want to sing or play an instrument. i mean, years ago we lost a lot of people when it was a dot com. a lot of people had to leave...
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entrepreneurship is a big part of it. i did not understand and nobody told me what is involved with buying your own home until i was in my second law school, where is the my counterparts, the white students i was in class with, they had had that information coming up. it was just second nature. i asked the guy across the hall from me what his folks did. but told him my mom was a nurse and my dad was a teacher, a soldier before. he said his father was the deputy prime minister of jordan. i was like, "ok." minute court partner -- my moot court partner, he said his father owned three swiss banks. i think even before entrepreneurship, it is financial literacy. we need to educate ourselves about what these resources are. it is financial literacy and really wealth literacy, understanding that there are different kinds of wealth beyond just monetary wealth, but you need to understand monetary wealth, spiritual well, the social capital we have and understand how to cultivate those things and invest them properly. those are import
entrepreneurship is a big part of it. i did not understand and nobody told me what is involved with buying your own home until i was in my second law school, where is the my counterparts, the white students i was in class with, they had had that information coming up. it was just second nature. i asked the guy across the hall from me what his folks did. but told him my mom was a nurse and my dad was a teacher, a soldier before. he said his father was the deputy prime minister of jordan. i was...
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and we keep the necessary path of travel for pedestrians but if we open this up so we don't cut a big root. we try to preserve as many roots as we can. >> the path of travel, the city has a minimum travel standard, i believe it is 48 inches. >> it is. >> we easily maintained thap about we see where trees encroach on that or are tripping hazards. >> we never want to go less than 48 inches in the path of travel, ideally, it is more than that, but if it is scrult of losing or keeping a tree we'll shrink down to whatever we need to. >> let's move around the corner, to this. see if we can get in the shade over here. here we have one of those trees. what kind of yuke lip tass is this? >> this is the dollar one. >> i remember that from my tree classes. >> warren knows as much as do i, he's just in the wrong department. we're going to recruit him. >> so, what they call silver dollar. the leaves are the shape and size of silver dollars. silver dollar. >> this is another tree that we see fairly often in san francisco, although, not a tree that we, currently recommend as a street tree, but we'll
and we keep the necessary path of travel for pedestrians but if we open this up so we don't cut a big root. we try to preserve as many roots as we can. >> the path of travel, the city has a minimum travel standard, i believe it is 48 inches. >> it is. >> we easily maintained thap about we see where trees encroach on that or are tripping hazards. >> we never want to go less than 48 inches in the path of travel, ideally, it is more than that, but if it is scrult of losing...
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having to keep coming back to study a that is a big mistake you are making by ignoring the great alterative to that destructive master plan appear in if the well-designed alternative was adopted, to have a new small car and a renewed library sooner, for less community disruption and considerably less cost. we persevere and not to win, but rather, not to lose open space, and glorious trees, and opportunity for a new small part, a famous softball playground, news of our icons, and confidence in our elected officials. who doe>> this is the third pare seen us lose. the third part has less open space than any other district in the city as far as i know. when i was the organizer, we have an open space funds committed for the proposition at the time. and the city delayed buying it until it went up and out it is a condo. there is a place dedicated on top of the broadway tunnel. that we supported.
having to keep coming back to study a that is a big mistake you are making by ignoring the great alterative to that destructive master plan appear in if the well-designed alternative was adopted, to have a new small car and a renewed library sooner, for less community disruption and considerably less cost. we persevere and not to win, but rather, not to lose open space, and glorious trees, and opportunity for a new small part, a famous softball playground, news of our icons, and confidence in...
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>> san francisco's i is a big important city. you have access to your mayor, to supervisor cohen, president of the board of education, and a lot of people. these other people that make the decisions. we'll let you know what we have done so there is not just one opportunity but multiple opportunities. >> [inaudible] >> the media process, the national one is going to be done a little bit quicker than that. there'll be an indication of the next couple of months about what we have learned a we can do with the information to happen to come back earlier than annually to continue the dialogue. >> how does the process of the other services other than housing hopefully here in san francisco? >> affects all properties. if you have an apartment or a home and you have been discriminated against, we can take action. in housing decisions, where you live as an impact on some the other things. what your access is the hospitals, healthy foods, playgrounds, etc. pierhead as a platform for advancement and empowerment, it is really important. is is
>> san francisco's i is a big important city. you have access to your mayor, to supervisor cohen, president of the board of education, and a lot of people. these other people that make the decisions. we'll let you know what we have done so there is not just one opportunity but multiple opportunities. >> [inaudible] >> the media process, the national one is going to be done a little bit quicker than that. there'll be an indication of the next couple of months about what we have...
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. >> provided by the garden project, so a big thank-you to them for providing all of those for our public enjoyment. public comment? >> good evening on this historic occasion. i am the executive director of the california meeting -- organization of the arts. we are a statewide organization in santa monica, sacramento, and as well last year in san francisco. i wanted to applaud your commitment to community arts as discussed earlier. in that context i wanted to mention two initiatives that might inform your planning process around the city wide initiative within the se sector, which we are all so concerned with. one of the initiatives for the arts and the environment, to get artists involved in supporting public awareness initiatives through their art work, music, and dance in community centers, helping to generate broad support for conservation, recycling, and attention, that is a movement that has involved artists and environmental people around the state. your agency, so concerned with infrastructure environment, seeing them take on that aspect, the only thing we have been working on is
. >> provided by the garden project, so a big thank-you to them for providing all of those for our public enjoyment. public comment? >> good evening on this historic occasion. i am the executive director of the california meeting -- organization of the arts. we are a statewide organization in santa monica, sacramento, and as well last year in san francisco. i wanted to applaud your commitment to community arts as discussed earlier. in that context i wanted to mention two initiatives...
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here are our objectives on the nert team, figure out if it's big, if it's small, how do we keep track of what's going on? do we just remember it? are we going to rely on our computers, our pc's? no, we have to write it down the old-fashioned way. address, is there a fire, yes or no, damage, are there people injured, dead, can you get there. where, what, any sort of damage, are there people involved, can you get to it? here is a nert status sheet. basically if you send somebody out, you want to send the members' names, what time they went out, when they came back, what the assignment was, any comments, and if you have an incident number that would be nice. who is the safety person? we don't want to send people out, just hey, go do this. we want to keep track of it. if they don't come back within a couple hours we have to send somebody to find them or at least checkup on them. if we don't know where they went and who they are, you have chaos. they might be hurt and they're going to stay hurt. we're going to roll on to disaster psychology. what does that mean? when people go through a di
here are our objectives on the nert team, figure out if it's big, if it's small, how do we keep track of what's going on? do we just remember it? are we going to rely on our computers, our pc's? no, we have to write it down the old-fashioned way. address, is there a fire, yes or no, damage, are there people injured, dead, can you get there. where, what, any sort of damage, are there people involved, can you get to it? here is a nert status sheet. basically if you send somebody out, you want to...
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this is a big safety issue when cab drivers don't want to take credit cards. the easiest way to make a safe is to make a cash list taxi. when you allow the police to charges for the credit cards, you discourage cab drivers from taking those credit cards. you will be responsible for having some of us slide some day. [applause] >> good afternoon. >> i would like to think chris for running these meetings that when on. this was done under a great dress and under relentless personal attacks. -- this is done under great duress. some issues have not been resolved, the credit card issues and the back seat terminal. that has put an end to the electronic waybills as far as i can see. we should be having a meter increase and i don't know what happened to that. i guess you have a technical reason. they think that you did that because you are stonewalling them. it was a bad decision on your part to take it off of the agenda. at any rate, i have said what i had to say. >> good afternoon. >> good afternoon. the point i want to address because i'm sure you have heard much fro
this is a big safety issue when cab drivers don't want to take credit cards. the easiest way to make a safe is to make a cash list taxi. when you allow the police to charges for the credit cards, you discourage cab drivers from taking those credit cards. you will be responsible for having some of us slide some day. [applause] >> good afternoon. >> i would like to think chris for running these meetings that when on. this was done under a great dress and under relentless personal...
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these won't be healthy or well attached to the main trunk, what they mean, if it ever gets big enough, they're going to start breaking off and they're going to fall on cars and the sidewalk, and they're going to be a hazard. >> what probably happened here, would be my fes guess is somebody pruned the tree in order to allow them to see their sign or something and they considered this to be acceptable tree pruning, which doesn't meet anybody's standard. >> that's right. >> this is caused by someone doing this deliberately to the tree. >> in san francisco, this is illegal and you can be fined for it. and the fine, the minimum fine is $1,489. >> does somebody file a complaint for that to happen? >> they don't. manyifies get issued because we learn about them from a complaint. our office does not have enough staff to be inspecting every tree every year. and when they're privately maintained trees, it is harder for us to inspect them. if we get a call from the public or driving around doing our regular work and we see it, we can issue a fine to that property owner. and that, that sign often
these won't be healthy or well attached to the main trunk, what they mean, if it ever gets big enough, they're going to start breaking off and they're going to fall on cars and the sidewalk, and they're going to be a hazard. >> what probably happened here, would be my fes guess is somebody pruned the tree in order to allow them to see their sign or something and they considered this to be acceptable tree pruning, which doesn't meet anybody's standard. >> that's right. >> this...
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this was a big deal getting married. we have talked to people together for 38, 40 years. they are excited and nervous. >> once we figured a way to have a security area for appointments for license and ceremony. we looked at the north light court how it's structured. how people would come in and the work flow of that area. there is a check-in area in front of the central entrance and they would verify their appointments and they would proceed. >> my wife who works for the city told me they were looking for volunteers. and that's me. so, i was interested in helping out. and i think it's those people that have been together for a long time that are the most moving story. i am sure the young people appreciate, the more you appreciate the change. >> i think what's also moving is the fact that everyone that works in the city is enthusiastic. everybody in city hall. they are very excited and behind the whole change going into affect. >> i just got an email. i work for the san francisco public library. they needed volunteers. it was something i wanted to do. i have friends who ha
this was a big deal getting married. we have talked to people together for 38, 40 years. they are excited and nervous. >> once we figured a way to have a security area for appointments for license and ceremony. we looked at the north light court how it's structured. how people would come in and the work flow of that area. there is a check-in area in front of the central entrance and they would verify their appointments and they would proceed. >> my wife who works for the city told...
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and to partner with us, to make sure that attendance is as big as possible. i would really like to webstream this event. we can include anybody that can't come but wants to check-in and if they are able to online. and have it available on demand. i am hopeful that maybe i will find somebody that has the equipment to let me do that. as a specific volunteer type thing. we're looking for a sponsorship to assist with refreshments for the event. we'll keep the commission informed as we move on. i wanted to let the staff of that the commission staff attended a couple liberal meetings since the last time we were here. we did the labor complaints, both of these venues were having some sound problems. staff attended last week on june 22. there was an additional follow- up meeting at central station. the outcome for both included increased calls to assist in managing crut noise at the end of the night. a thing they will report for soundproofing. when i finish, he can pick up from there. i wanted to let the commission know about progress of the implementation of the pro
and to partner with us, to make sure that attendance is as big as possible. i would really like to webstream this event. we can include anybody that can't come but wants to check-in and if they are able to online. and have it available on demand. i am hopeful that maybe i will find somebody that has the equipment to let me do that. as a specific volunteer type thing. we're looking for a sponsorship to assist with refreshments for the event. we'll keep the commission informed as we move on. i...
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their space needs so if you are not using classrooms we will have others use them so you don't have big five hour blocks where there is flog happening with a classroom. the next slide talks about some of the deans that have been at the table. they include the administration of justice department and fire science that trains people to be e.m.t.'s, firefighters, et cetera. child development department, curl narrow arts and hospitality dean. english as a second language has been deep in conversation. horticulture department having access to greenhouses as they think of what could be happening. design and merchandising, labor and community studies program. vocational nursing and small pwebusiness center dean. so, it has been numerous meetings and it is not just on paper. we met with them again yesterday and they are trying to get a better sense of when they can roll this out, how much space will they need. what are the commitments, et cetera. the additional changes we have been in conversation with city college about are that wae are thinking that the publi utilities commission will take ov
their space needs so if you are not using classrooms we will have others use them so you don't have big five hour blocks where there is flog happening with a classroom. the next slide talks about some of the deans that have been at the table. they include the administration of justice department and fire science that trains people to be e.m.t.'s, firefighters, et cetera. child development department, curl narrow arts and hospitality dean. english as a second language has been deep in...
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>> well, give me a big, big number. >> our understanding from the shawl business office and from jocelyn is that scores of people have contacted them. we don't have a -- we haven't been creating a tally. i think it's been estimated that somewhere near 100 people have come to either our office or the small business office or jocelyn. and has said that they are interested in presenting some type of limited performance at their venue. but we -- specific count, i can't give you. er >> already. say we sort of set aside the notion that this is a folk singer in a cafe. >> well, let me be clear about that. this very clearly states that entertainment is an accessory use and it's not the primary use and it's live and it's limited until 10:00 or less. so it is modest and it is limited. and it is an akcessory use so both singers and guitar players are a part of that, yes. >> i have a question. would it be accurate to say that a heavy metal band in a bar next door to a buddhist meditation center would also be permitted under this legislation? >> if the heavy metal -- let's see, if the business came b
>> well, give me a big, big number. >> our understanding from the shawl business office and from jocelyn is that scores of people have contacted them. we don't have a -- we haven't been creating a tally. i think it's been estimated that somewhere near 100 people have come to either our office or the small business office or jocelyn. and has said that they are interested in presenting some type of limited performance at their venue. but we -- specific count, i can't give you. er...
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an important issue politically is that we have -- we are, in fact, giving big gross national product to the country, 20%, although we're only 10% of the population, but yet most workforce is coming from abroad, from flounders, from outs. so they are coming in at 9:00 in the morning and the workers are again leaving to the north or the south of the country in the evening and we have ourselves a population with also considerable amount of people who live in poverty. there is about 20% of unemployment. we do have for 20 years now our own regional parliament and government and i'm very proud of that because i really think that we have been able as politicians to put brussels solution on the brussels scale thanks to that legislative power we have. you see we have been quite ambitious. we voted already in 1997 a resolution in the parliament saying 10% of all mechanical transport should all be by bike. we also held a summit on road safety and, there again, we referred to a european and that wanted to have only half of the fatalities over a period of 10 years. quite important because many pe
an important issue politically is that we have -- we are, in fact, giving big gross national product to the country, 20%, although we're only 10% of the population, but yet most workforce is coming from abroad, from flounders, from outs. so they are coming in at 9:00 in the morning and the workers are again leaving to the north or the south of the country in the evening and we have ourselves a population with also considerable amount of people who live in poverty. there is about 20% of...
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our clients are the big departments -- the department of health, the airport, the utilities commission. there is an allowance for auditing control work of this type. we are growing capacity to audit capital programs now. there is more of that work going on. when you take the 0.2% set aside into account, the charts ordered from largest to smallest, the general fund is the largest department. you can see the others after that. in the roughest sense, our work will be delivered back to departments in the same proportion. i will just talk for a minute or 2 the well above the major areas of the performance of the technical assistance section i run. kenya will talk about a couple of the other major audit areas. the single biggest client is the department of public health. we have very important projects under way and into next year. two of the largest are the effort to integrate primary care and mental health. we are working with them in a more than 18-month process of evaluating the clinics' ability to do that, helping license the staff appropriately, and doing training materials. in substan
our clients are the big departments -- the department of health, the airport, the utilities commission. there is an allowance for auditing control work of this type. we are growing capacity to audit capital programs now. there is more of that work going on. when you take the 0.2% set aside into account, the charts ordered from largest to smallest, the general fund is the largest department. you can see the others after that. in the roughest sense, our work will be delivered back to departments...
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we may say district and is a big priority with us, obviously. the arts commission would come up with projects that are consistent with our community. the external affairs has been less hands on. we will update you in the community benefits program to tell uyou where our community dollars are going. next slide. there has been a lot of talk around accounting, transparency, and reporting. because there's such a large amount of money in play, there's a lot of interest about increasing the mechanisms in house to be able to check out the dollars are spent. we've been working closely with the finance staff of the arts commission on the accounting and reporting process. the arts commission will maintain separate accounting of the arts enrichment that is p.u.c. they will have annual reports. on a quarterly basis, their financial person will meet with our staff to reconcile what has been happening each year. progress to date. we have reviewed the financial information to give us a sense of where the dollars have gone. we have come up with this new reporti
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there will be a big impact here. there are other capital works on going. from yosemite to santa clara county, for the purposes of making sure that there is clarity on that. we could make it more specific on community invasion, so that people know where resources are telling without it getting to stuff not moving. >> that makes sense and i just want to make sure, first of all whether that mou should come back to us before it is finally signed, and whether or not we want something in their that provides dollar amounts around specific projects. maybe there is a five million- dollar art project, perhaps coming before this commission to be responsible for significant dollars. it seems that, because the positions have been raised, it would be another opportunity for public input before it is finalized. >> great. >> i do not know if that makes -- >> the resolution directs us into investments for public art and gives direction to the general manager to give the work to sign the mou. >> but there is no problem with continuing this item for filing this item? we have
there will be a big impact here. there are other capital works on going. from yosemite to santa clara county, for the purposes of making sure that there is clarity on that. we could make it more specific on community invasion, so that people know where resources are telling without it getting to stuff not moving. >> that makes sense and i just want to make sure, first of all whether that mou should come back to us before it is finally signed, and whether or not we want something in their...
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if we lose children in the city, we are losing a big part of what makes san francisco so great, so i am very alarmed about declining families with young children in the city. i think and approach that looks also at the assets that are here and the resources that keep families here, that families aspire to stay in the city is well worth considering as well. i thank supervisor farrell for the hearing and look forward to working with you on it. >> thank you appear that concludes roll-call for introductions. -- thank you. that concludes will call for introductions. supervisor chiu: why don't we go to public comment? >> speakers using translation assistance will be allowed twice the amount of time. a member of the public would like a document to be displayed on the overhead projector, please clearly states such and remove the document when the screen should return to live coverage of the meeting. >> good afternoon, supervisors. stop the corporate rape of the public library. privatization of our public assets goes hand-in-hand with the degradation of our democratic principles and undermini
if we lose children in the city, we are losing a big part of what makes san francisco so great, so i am very alarmed about declining families with young children in the city. i think and approach that looks also at the assets that are here and the resources that keep families here, that families aspire to stay in the city is well worth considering as well. i thank supervisor farrell for the hearing and look forward to working with you on it. >> thank you appear that concludes roll-call...
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because while we are minorities, but minorities now put in one big bucket, so you can do what you want, as contractors, and this is working to our disadvantage. even the city and county of san francisco say we cannot show any preferential treatment because proposition 209. how can you reconcile with the fact that don't, the city require bonds. there's a lot of things that overlap from business world versus the city's and the taxpayers. the taxpayers are paying taxes and expect to get some type of fair treatment. but black people never got no fair treatment in san francisco. it's just like i was here, this building is here because white people didn't want sewage treatment plants in their community, so they put it all out here and built us a college. but it is so restrictive now that even blacks can hardly use it. and the people are complaining that they don't get no funds. well, i remember some 20-some years ago when it was my understanding that the water department was going to subsidize all the finances for this building. but something going wrong when it comes to black communities. m
because while we are minorities, but minorities now put in one big bucket, so you can do what you want, as contractors, and this is working to our disadvantage. even the city and county of san francisco say we cannot show any preferential treatment because proposition 209. how can you reconcile with the fact that don't, the city require bonds. there's a lot of things that overlap from business world versus the city's and the taxpayers. the taxpayers are paying taxes and expect to get some type...
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no person that carried the heavy downtown interest or big business. you had a lot of candidates on an even keel. what i felt quickly was the strategy to being successful was to build coalitions, and also to approach your communication in a multi land will approach. in my district, it is one of the most ethnically diverse parts of san francisco. we incorporated that. my campaign team was diverse. i had seniors. i had young people. i had different types of volunteers. i had folks that could speak chinese, spanish, someoan, all reaching out to bring people in. there is a certain level of malta and -- of momentum that help people. i would never ask my volunteers to do something i was not willing to do. we were at the bus stop at the morning handing out literature. i think that is critical, to bring into city hall that, yes, i am elected to lead, but more importantly to serve. that is my number one focus point. i am here to serve. when you call me, i am at 4 service. >> what about issues facing san francisco, facing your district, and how you are going to
no person that carried the heavy downtown interest or big business. you had a lot of candidates on an even keel. what i felt quickly was the strategy to being successful was to build coalitions, and also to approach your communication in a multi land will approach. in my district, it is one of the most ethnically diverse parts of san francisco. we incorporated that. my campaign team was diverse. i had seniors. i had young people. i had different types of volunteers. i had folks that could speak...
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have a voice at that table to really create policies that will minimize that san francisco is not a big business-friendly city. i think we started to go in the wrong direction. the reason why we started walking down that path largely was because of political ideology. when you deal with me, you are dealing with facts, less than politics. i really want to have a positive impact on the city overall. >> good afternoon, everyone. how are you? >> good. >> it's a nice day today. thank you for coming out to our community event. please give a round of [applause] to them. we have a lot of development going on. you see how lovely leland street looks. do you like it? >> yes. >> beautiful, isn't it? we are going to continue. we have a library that is going to be opening up in june. that's right. so i will see you all there at the library. there is a lot of activity going on. it is important we remain connected and engaged. >> would you mind if we were to pull the seniors together and translate for me in a mini meeting? >> yes, sir. >> what we are going ready to do is we are going to have a quick li
have a voice at that table to really create policies that will minimize that san francisco is not a big business-friendly city. i think we started to go in the wrong direction. the reason why we started walking down that path largely was because of political ideology. when you deal with me, you are dealing with facts, less than politics. i really want to have a positive impact on the city overall. >> good afternoon, everyone. how are you? >> good. >> it's a nice day today....
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he made a big deal out of working in clay. the things he was doing was something never seen before. >> it is a large scale bronze. it has been sitting here of the hall of justice since 1971. talk about what happens to the work of art out of the elements. >> the arts commission commissioned the piece. they did not set aside money for repair. it has slowly changed color. it was black. it has been restored. >> it has been restored to the original patina. >> there was no damage done to its. i do not think there were any holes made in it. they have been working on it for six or eight weeks. it is practically ready to go. i am very excited to see it done. >> over the course of the arts in richmond program, we have added almost 800 works of art into the public space. maintaining that is not something that the bond funds allow us to do. this is why you came up with the idea of art care. >> i hope we get the community going and get people who really like to be involved. we will give them a chance to be involved. if you are interested i
he made a big deal out of working in clay. the things he was doing was something never seen before. >> it is a large scale bronze. it has been sitting here of the hall of justice since 1971. talk about what happens to the work of art out of the elements. >> the arts commission commissioned the piece. they did not set aside money for repair. it has slowly changed color. it was black. it has been restored. >> it has been restored to the original patina. >> there was no...
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they come mostly by car, but also a big part from public transport. what was the conclusion of all the businesses? if we go on like this, we have a real big problem in one, two years, maybe a little bit longer, we will not have any mobility anymore in our own region. that was one of the reasons that businesses came together and they were thinking, what can we do, not for a long time because it takes time, but what can we do today that helps today? that is important for the accessibility, and accessibility is very important for good, competition against the other regions in europe. of course, it is very important for the quality of life. if we want to attract international business, we need to attract people from outside. they only come if it is nice to live in your city. k4they were trying to reduce te parking, which was 10%. we went into negotiation with the employers' organizations and with employers, telling them that it is not only a problem of the public, but also a problem of their own companies. it worked. after half a year of talking, 17 comp
they come mostly by car, but also a big part from public transport. what was the conclusion of all the businesses? if we go on like this, we have a real big problem in one, two years, maybe a little bit longer, we will not have any mobility anymore in our own region. that was one of the reasons that businesses came together and they were thinking, what can we do, not for a long time because it takes time, but what can we do today that helps today? that is important for the accessibility, and...
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you can see how quickly it developed and moved almost down to big sur. it is affecting the temperatures mid to upper 60s san francisco and fremont and low to mid-70s in the south bay and mid-80s as we go into inland valleys. 85 in gilroy and low to mid-50s around monterey. so highlights, sunny today, not quite as hot as yesterday because of this. it will be hottest tomorrow. as we head into the weekend, temperatures significantly drop even a little bit cooler than average. mid to upper 80s in the south bay. temperatures about four degrees warmer than average. low to mid-80s through most of the peninsula. low to mid-60s a around "along the coast. 77 in south san francisco. 70 in sausalito. you see a lot of upper 80s to low 90s in the north bay valleys. 78 in richmond. low to mid-80s along the east bay shore. mid to upper 90s in the east bay valleys. that is not as hot as yesterday. 57 in monterey but 80 in santa cruz and mid to upper 90s in morgan hill and hollister. a's game is taking on the mariners, about 77 and could get up to 80. at&t park it's going
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a big band concert, a book sale and a parade. there are other other parades around the bay area today and fire works show tonight. we have an interactive map of all of them on the weekend extra tab at ktvu.com. the big fest fire works show will be in san francisco. the best seats will be along the waterfront where workers are setting up the aerial display. organizers say they will shoot 2,000 separate fire works into the skies tonight during the 20 minute show. one question is will fog be a problem? meteorologist steve paulson will have details on that. >>> president obama is spending this independence day with military families. the president, first lady, and their daughters are hosting a barbecue at the white house. tonight everyone will gather at the south lawn for a concert and fire works show. this is the third year the first family has honored military heros with a special fourth of july attribute. >>> troops deployed overseas are also celebrating. they are firing up a barbecue to celebrate the fourth. general petraeus is c
a big band concert, a book sale and a parade. there are other other parades around the bay area today and fire works show tonight. we have an interactive map of all of them on the weekend extra tab at ktvu.com. the big fest fire works show will be in san francisco. the best seats will be along the waterfront where workers are setting up the aerial display. organizers say they will shoot 2,000 separate fire works into the skies tonight during the 20 minute show. one question is will fog be a...
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every possible little thing about it as though that was just so important and that they were just the big frog. and, actually, no one ever felt that way about them and they weren't considered something like that. in later life when people would approach me and say, well, what did you know about it? we were with him almost every day and his children, we grew up together and we didn't think of him as a commie and also the same with the other. he was just a family man doing normal things. no one thought anything of what he was doing. some of them were much more highly trained. it shows, in my estimation, in the murals. this was one of the masterpieces. families at home was a lot more close to the life that i can remember that we lived. murals on the upper floors like the children playing on the swings and i think the little deer in the forest where you could come and see them in the woods and the sports that were always available, i think it did express the best part of our lives. things that weren't costing money to do, you would go to a picnic on the beach or you would do something in the
every possible little thing about it as though that was just so important and that they were just the big frog. and, actually, no one ever felt that way about them and they weren't considered something like that. in later life when people would approach me and say, well, what did you know about it? we were with him almost every day and his children, we grew up together and we didn't think of him as a commie and also the same with the other. he was just a family man doing normal things. no one...
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in having big families. they are reconsidering the past-- for instance, living in a small village or in the countryside with big family as a good pattern of families. i mean, this was really what they are considering the, uh...the targets of their life. there are inevitable consequences of the low birth rate. the guiditta tavani arquati school in rome faces the increasingly common problem of falling rolls. [woman speaking italian] [translator] i came here eight years ago, and at that time, there were three classes for each year. the large fall in the birth rate has meant a drastic reduction in the number of classes but an increase in the number of teachers to teach specialized subjects. we are therefore, in fact, much better off from a teaching point of view. we don't know what it will all lead to. we aren't told very much at all. there is talk of amalgamating a certain number of schools so that some would be abolished altogether because, obviously, the cost to public funds is too high. some children would h
in having big families. they are reconsidering the past-- for instance, living in a small village or in the countryside with big family as a good pattern of families. i mean, this was really what they are considering the, uh...the targets of their life. there are inevitable consequences of the low birth rate. the guiditta tavani arquati school in rome faces the increasingly common problem of falling rolls. [woman speaking italian] [translator] i came here eight years ago, and at that time,...
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a big day for gonzalez. >> i was sleeping and bob kept calling me. he called five times. i was like, who is this? he said it's bob, your manager. congratulations, you're an all- star. i'm definitely going to celebrate with my family tonight and enjoy it, probably take them to a nice restaurant. hopefully mcdonald's sounds good. >> good call. >>> all right. pga final round of the at&t national. nick watney hit as spectator. watney, of course, all class, making sure the fan is okay and thanking him for having a hard head. after shooting a course record of 62 yesterday, watney follows up today and takes the win. it's his second win of the year. he beats k.j. choi by two strokes. stage two of the tour de france, the team's time trial covering 14 miles. the best time was set, pushing thor -- into the overall tour lead. as they celebrate on the podium, they lift team manager onto their shoulders. it's their team's first ever stage victory. finally women's world cup, the former star of the pride not called for a foul. check out the sequence of moves, she finally puts it back int
a big day for gonzalez. >> i was sleeping and bob kept calling me. he called five times. i was like, who is this? he said it's bob, your manager. congratulations, you're an all- star. i'm definitely going to celebrate with my family tonight and enjoy it, probably take them to a nice restaurant. hopefully mcdonald's sounds good. >> good call. >>> all right. pga final round of the at&t national. nick watney hit as spectator. watney, of course, all class, making sure the...
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because obviously it's like a big tourist destination. and i think we need to take that same philosophy here at m.t.a. and really in everything we do, including these signs, think about what is the impact on people who are unfamiliar with the system, tourists to the city, visitors to the city, and to look at everything through the eyes of somebody who has never ridden transit before. and in fact, we were just talking -- the executive director was just talking earlier about the success of the encouraging early signs about the m.x. express, and one of the things mentioned about underlining success was that it's very legible, it's very clearly explained to passengers where it goes, where it stops, etc. and that kind of legibility builds ridership and builds public confidence that they can get where they want to get on muni. my last recommendation has to do with item 11 on your agenda today, the park merced issue. the c.a.c. has had a presentation about the transportation plan and development agreement of at park merced, including the realign
because obviously it's like a big tourist destination. and i think we need to take that same philosophy here at m.t.a. and really in everything we do, including these signs, think about what is the impact on people who are unfamiliar with the system, tourists to the city, visitors to the city, and to look at everything through the eyes of somebody who has never ridden transit before. and in fact, we were just talking -- the executive director was just talking earlier about the success of the...
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she is like a mother, auntie, big sister, all in one, for me. she has taught in canada, the caribbean, and the u.s. and has been involved in the development of teachers for two decades. she consults on anti-racist inclusion very and equitable education. she assists school districts and schools to continually restructure themselves for equitable outcomes for all students. the initiative put that puts race -- she designed the initiative that puts race on the table. she is the virtual scholar for teaching for change. she is the author of "reality check," a major report on education. maybe conversation began. >> this is an occasion when we are going to talk across generations. these two guests here. and then we have some time for you to talk with them. the afternoon is full, and we are on to a little bit of a late start, so let me tell you how we hope to go. we will begin with ms. colvin giving 10 minutes of her very long and illustrious life in terms of work for civil rights. just 10 minutes. then, bryonn bain, whose life is not as long but illustr
she is like a mother, auntie, big sister, all in one, for me. she has taught in canada, the caribbean, and the u.s. and has been involved in the development of teachers for two decades. she consults on anti-racist inclusion very and equitable education. she assists school districts and schools to continually restructure themselves for equitable outcomes for all students. the initiative put that puts race -- she designed the initiative that puts race on the table. she is the virtual scholar for...
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that was one of the big lessons. we wanted someone who would work with us for the long term. the other thing we wanted to do was look at a contract in strategy. one of the things we have learned here is that we want to be more inclusive free we want to look for opportunities to bring contracts down to making sure people with small businesses can participate. that's one of the first things we are going to do on this contract and we are going to work with aecom and parsons to help us identify the opportunities to do that. it's a whole bunch of other lessons learned. those are some of the things we have learned. there are a lot of things we deployed for the end of that we want to pull in early, like risks. we want to assess risks early. we want to do that early. there are a lot of things we are going to apply up front. commisssioner caen: i can certainly say that parsons has been a wonderful partner. it might be good to continue on. president vietor: commissioners? comments or questions on this? before we open it up for public comment, is there a motion to approve this item? >>
that was one of the big lessons. we wanted someone who would work with us for the long term. the other thing we wanted to do was look at a contract in strategy. one of the things we have learned here is that we want to be more inclusive free we want to look for opportunities to bring contracts down to making sure people with small businesses can participate. that's one of the first things we are going to do on this contract and we are going to work with aecom and parsons to help us identify the...
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there will be fire works show is tonight but the big lest be san francisco. that will be awe lock the waterfront. 2,000 separate fire works will be fired into the sky tonight during a 20 minute show. the good news skies will be clear. no fog in the forecast. fourth of july festivities include several prides this morning. one of the most danville. there is a kiddie parade in downtown clayton. that one starts at 9:00. all children are tell woman whether they walk, straight, and bike. san jose's red white and blue tra -- there are number of events taking police today. on our website we have an interactive map on all of them. go to ktvu.com and click on the weekend extra tab. >>> time now is 5:07 and maybe the roads look a little light right now. we know a lot of people will be out and about. we have parades, we have fire works, we have barbecues. >> i can hear my dad we've got to get there early. we would be getting up now to go. good morning, everyone. i'm sure a lot of dads are thinking get the family early. let's see what we have now. if you are driving early
there will be fire works show is tonight but the big lest be san francisco. that will be awe lock the waterfront. 2,000 separate fire works will be fired into the sky tonight during a 20 minute show. the good news skies will be clear. no fog in the forecast. fourth of july festivities include several prides this morning. one of the most danville. there is a kiddie parade in downtown clayton. that one starts at 9:00. all children are tell woman whether they walk, straight, and bike. san jose's...
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i think everybody wednesday will carry that in for big drop in temps. >>> time now 4:53. both bay area baseball teams will host fourth of july game this afternoon. the a's face the seattle mariners. the giants will play the padres at 205. there are four giants on the national league all star team. those people are -- that team includes first time selection ryan vogelsong. he played in japan in the minor leagues before getting called up. closer brian wilson will join vogelsong. lincecum. matt dane also named to the roster. this is cane's second all star selection. and then on the american league side pitcher gio gonzalez will represent the oakland a's. the 82nd major league baseball game is july 24th. >>> in just a few hours, san jose's own joey chestnut will try to win his fourth straight fourth of july hot dog eating contest. last year he chowed down 54 hot dogs in ten minutes. tonight's competition begins at 9:00 a.m. and this year there is a separate event for women. >>> hundreds of people will raise money in honor of a young child that died in his sleep. it is hailey'
i think everybody wednesday will carry that in for big drop in temps. >>> time now 4:53. both bay area baseball teams will host fourth of july game this afternoon. the a's face the seattle mariners. the giants will play the padres at 205. there are four giants on the national league all star team. those people are -- that team includes first time selection ryan vogelsong. he played in japan in the minor leagues before getting called up. closer brian wilson will join vogelsong....
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you can see how quickly it developed and moved almost down to big sur. it is affecting the temperatures mid to upper 60s san francisco and fremont and low to mid-70s in the south bay and mid-80s as we go into inland valleys. 85 in gilroy and low to mid-50s around monterey. so highlights, sunny today, not quite as hot as yesterday because of this. it will be hottest tomorrow. as we head into the weekend, temperatures significantly drop even a little bit cooler than average. mid to upper 80s in the south bay. temperatures about four degrees warmer than average. low to mid-80s through most of the peninsula. low to mid-60s a around "along the coast. 77 in south san francisco. 70 in sausalito. you see a lot of upper 80s to low 90s in the north bay valleys. 78 in richmond. low to mid-80s along the east bay shore. mid to upper 90s in the east bay valleys. that is not as hot as yesterday. 57 in monterey but 80 in santa cruz and mid to upper 90s in morgan hill and hollister. a's game is taking on the mariners, about 77 and could get up to 80. at&t park it's going
you can see how quickly it developed and moved almost down to big sur. it is affecting the temperatures mid to upper 60s san francisco and fremont and low to mid-70s in the south bay and mid-80s as we go into inland valleys. 85 in gilroy and low to mid-50s around monterey. so highlights, sunny today, not quite as hot as yesterday because of this. it will be hottest tomorrow. as we head into the weekend, temperatures significantly drop even a little bit cooler than average. mid to upper 80s in...
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and that is a big change, because before they were the enemy. >> the situation in the netherlands is completely different. cyclists are not encouraged to take their bikes on public transport. it is especially forbidden to have normal bikes and rush hour. the reason is because of 4% of the clients of public transport of trains, by bike. what they provide for our enough bicycle parking and the possibility to take a bite from the station to where you want to go -- and the possibility to take a bicycle from the station to where you want to go to with a public transport bicycle. they say, we do not want to take the bike on the train, only for recreational purposes. on sunday, it is quite easy to take your bike. outside, it is only folding box and a provide enough bike parking. >> the public transport bicycle at the end of the trip, it is that a bike share program? is that a transit program? >> it is a bicycle sharing program. the bikes are not free. the cost 2.85 euros per day to use it. but it is growing very popular. >> on the issue of bikes and transit, in the u.s., a traditionally we
and that is a big change, because before they were the enemy. >> the situation in the netherlands is completely different. cyclists are not encouraged to take their bikes on public transport. it is especially forbidden to have normal bikes and rush hour. the reason is because of 4% of the clients of public transport of trains, by bike. what they provide for our enough bicycle parking and the possibility to take a bite from the station to where you want to go -- and the possibility to take...
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lastly, each year the receive two big transfers from the city comptroller's office. that is when people pay their taxes. the money they receive in may is referred to as deferred revenue. really, that money takes them through the first six months of the next fiscal year. at the end of fiscal year 2009- 2010, they deferred 430,000 from their budget to get them through the first six yet -- first six months of the next fiscal year. they also had net assets of $283,000 which the allocated to specific projects in fiscal year 2010-2011. i know. it is almost over. they had a budget of $1.20 million. you will see here an amount of $433 thousand, which is income over expenses. that amount is going to get them to the first six months of the next fiscal year. lastly, recommendations from our office. our office, along with the controller, strongly recommend an annual audit, starting with this fiscal year. i am happy to hear the have already begun that process. we also recommended that they update their website so it was easier for the public to navigate and find information. they
lastly, each year the receive two big transfers from the city comptroller's office. that is when people pay their taxes. the money they receive in may is referred to as deferred revenue. really, that money takes them through the first six months of the next fiscal year. at the end of fiscal year 2009- 2010, they deferred 430,000 from their budget to get them through the first six yet -- first six months of the next fiscal year. they also had net assets of $283,000 which the allocated to...
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big problem and mistake that the time. we've seen how tragic that mistake was. the second one was limiting this legislation only to live music. now, i understand why it is, but my office is downtown next to macy's. what i notice is macy's all the time has d.j.'s, diesel store has d.j.'s, my little neighborhood dry cleaner on seventh has d.j.'s for their kids. this is part of the youth culture. and why don't we tax them? why don't we get some money from macy's that sn they're not going to pay $1,500 but they'll pay $400. also if i'm wrong in this i want you to speak up later, but live music has more of a sound impact on the neighborhood than d.j. music. i've seen it in all my clubs. you get a loud band in there, you can't control them, you can't put a limiter on the sound system, i think knowing a lot of restaurants in the market who just basically run rogue in the last 10 years and gotten away with it, let's have d.j. music in this legislation. thank you. president newlin: thank you very much. anybody else like to make public comment? seeing none, the matters wi
big problem and mistake that the time. we've seen how tragic that mistake was. the second one was limiting this legislation only to live music. now, i understand why it is, but my office is downtown next to macy's. what i notice is macy's all the time has d.j.'s, diesel store has d.j.'s, my little neighborhood dry cleaner on seventh has d.j.'s for their kids. this is part of the youth culture. and why don't we tax them? why don't we get some money from macy's that sn they're not going to pay...
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it gets really slippery. >> reporter: the dry brush is a big problem. hours after the flames were put out the fire is still smoldering under some of the cars. no one was injured. the fire marshal began a meticulous search for evidence. some fireworks debris was started but not where the fire started. investigators say it is highly possible the cause of the fire may remain a mystery. in south san francisco, linda yee cbs. >>> arson suspected. a fund-raiser for the state's foster care system. yesterday they found it in cinders. it appears to have been intentionally set. the group says it will build a new stand. >>> more drunkin driving arrests in the bay area. from friday night until yesterday morning highway patrol officers arrested 67 people suspected of driving under the influence. more arrests the same time last independence day weekend. dui arrests are also up state wide. 442 drivers arrested this year compared to 396 last year. no word yet if alcohol was a factor in a car crash that killed a fremont man in richmond this morning. >>> no holiday for t
it gets really slippery. >> reporter: the dry brush is a big problem. hours after the flames were put out the fire is still smoldering under some of the cars. no one was injured. the fire marshal began a meticulous search for evidence. some fireworks debris was started but not where the fire started. investigators say it is highly possible the cause of the fire may remain a mystery. in south san francisco, linda yee cbs. >>> arson suspected. a fund-raiser for the state's foster...
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awareness, and being committed to the grimy role that is not always going to be on super bowl sunday on the big screen. it will not always capture that. if you want to push the revolution now and start handing of guns, you might shoot me, right? we do not have an understanding of exactly what needs to happen and how it needs to happen. i think education is critical. we have to push for an education that we're just not receiving for the most part. there are pockets of that happening, but i think that awareness will produce the next scenario -- the next generation of folks in entertainment, in the arts and all these arenas that are high-profile but with the embedded with this consciousness that will demand the stand up and say something. no more of the michael jordan cannot speak out because politics is not a good thing to speak out against. it will be the jamaican musicians, the peter toshes and bob marleys -- the people -- the politicians had to be responsive to what people were saying and doing because there was a movement around these high- profile folks. they cannot just represent the moveme
awareness, and being committed to the grimy role that is not always going to be on super bowl sunday on the big screen. it will not always capture that. if you want to push the revolution now and start handing of guns, you might shoot me, right? we do not have an understanding of exactly what needs to happen and how it needs to happen. i think education is critical. we have to push for an education that we're just not receiving for the most part. there are pockets of that happening, but i think...
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sunshine at big sur and 79. looks like we're going to have heat coming our way in a few days and big cooling trend as we head towards the weekend. back to you guys. i was going to keep going. >> okay, mike, thank you very much. >> look at the stories we're following. investigators are trying to figure out why a bart police officer shot and killed a man at civic center plaza station last night. bart officials say the suspect had a broken bottle and possibly knives. a bart officer was slightly injured with cuts and bruises to his arm. >> richmond police and contra costa sheriff's department are investigating four separate shootings that left four people dead. two others were injured. the shootings took place between 8:30 and 11:15 last night. >> sarah shourd will begin a hunger strike for the continued detention of the two dealing detained in iran. iranians released shourd on bail last year. the two are set to go on trial at the end of this month. u.c. berkeley and people around the nation will take place in a rol
sunshine at big sur and 79. looks like we're going to have heat coming our way in a few days and big cooling trend as we head towards the weekend. back to you guys. i was going to keep going. >> okay, mike, thank you very much. >> look at the stories we're following. investigators are trying to figure out why a bart police officer shot and killed a man at civic center plaza station last night. bart officials say the suspect had a broken bottle and possibly knives. a bart officer was...
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a lot of holes pyrotechnics going into the works for the show tonight. >> this is a very big show is the biggest show in california. >> the crowd tends to really love and after initial hearing all the cheers and clapping. >> the show starts about 9:15 p.m. and will last about 20 minutes the best place to watch it is pure 39. >> we'll be back with more more a in just a few minutes on this independence day. it's always how well we have a parade in what time of the prisoners to start is at 9? >> a lot of folks are going to enjoy it later on this afternoon. this is right in the downtown san jose it has been alarm every day you think am hearing kids have been known to come here and run through these pillars of water. people have been doing it throughout the weekend and are expected to it again today arid they had to shut it down and because of a cadaver in an arid a search is underway and out for a love and peace couple after a boat capsized in napa and write off of how bought peninsula in mexico. most of them of american 33 have been accounted for 80 it rough water on sunday and sank the
a lot of holes pyrotechnics going into the works for the show tonight. >> this is a very big show is the biggest show in california. >> the crowd tends to really love and after initial hearing all the cheers and clapping. >> the show starts about 9:15 p.m. and will last about 20 minutes the best place to watch it is pure 39. >> we'll be back with more more a in just a few minutes on this independence day. it's always how well we have a parade in what time of the...
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even if the big pack costs $239. and in dublin, one of the few polices in alameda county where it's trial guy sell fireworks, every purchase, big or small, comes with a warning. >> we ask them to please stay where it's legal. please stay in dublin. we ask them to go the parks that are designated for fireworks. >> even if parks aren't in the works for this family, they plan to take their own precaution tomorrow. >> i guess keep them away from the fireworks, and have them in the distance. and for them they can play with the sparklers. >> reporter: this year, fireworks aren't the only potentially dangerous fourth of july tradition. the scorching weather forced bay area air quality monitors to declare it a "spare the air" day, and while barbecuing was not illegal but it was not advised. >> we encourage them to use the gas grills because the pollute less. >> for those who insist on charcoal, air call quality contl has another request. leave the lighter fluid out. >> welcome to the alameda county fair! >> reporter: as temp
even if the big pack costs $239. and in dublin, one of the few polices in alameda county where it's trial guy sell fireworks, every purchase, big or small, comes with a warning. >> we ask them to please stay where it's legal. please stay in dublin. we ask them to go the parks that are designated for fireworks. >> even if parks aren't in the works for this family, they plan to take their own precaution tomorrow. >> i guess keep them away from the fireworks, and have them in the...
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the big cooldown near the coast. offshore winds today. and the fog, more onshore winds will move that inland so get ready for cooler temperatures for tomorrow. >> alan: that heat combined with the danger of fireworks is signaling a precautionary tone this fourth of july weekend. we're at the alameda county fair where the temperature has dropped to 94 degrees. feeling any cooler out there? >> reporter: actually, believe it or not that three degree difference does make a huge difference. you can see the people lined up at the cooling center. this where the paramedics have been delivering first aid all day long. >> welcome to the county fair! >> reporter: there really isn't a wait to beat the near triple digit heat. you just learn to cope with it. that means hiding under whatever shade you can find or create, and staying well hydrated. >> going to the misters, and then jump in the pool. >> reporter: as temperatures sizzled, so did grills in the bay area, in spite of the warning. the scorching weather forced bay area monitors to declare it a
the big cooldown near the coast. offshore winds today. and the fog, more onshore winds will move that inland so get ready for cooler temperatures for tomorrow. >> alan: that heat combined with the danger of fireworks is signaling a precautionary tone this fourth of july weekend. we're at the alameda county fair where the temperature has dropped to 94 degrees. feeling any cooler out there? >> reporter: actually, believe it or not that three degree difference does make a huge...
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the big are the fireworks the better the holiday even if it cost $239. in dublin one of few places in alameda county where it's legal to buy and sell fireworks, every purchase big or small comes with a warning. >> we ask them to please stay where they are legal. stay in dublin, together parks where it's designated. >> i know where it's hot. what did you do to stay cool. >> the a.c., there is low, high and industrial strength. i stayed under the vent. >> the ocean is natural cooler. >> with triple-digits in several spots. >> we will have more tomorrow. more of a down tick, it will be still hot as a sea breeze will develop this afternoon. this is what is going on outside right now. jetstream is well away, storm track and nothing is going change except for microclimates. we do have a west wind at about 13 at sfo. then our fastest wind is napa and fairfield, 8 miles an hour and 6 in concord and 3 in san rafael. most areas around the bay pretty close around the bay, concord, 7 degrees warmer. looks like by the afternoon hours, 2-7 degrees cooler with mid to u
the big are the fireworks the better the holiday even if it cost $239. in dublin one of few places in alameda county where it's legal to buy and sell fireworks, every purchase big or small comes with a warning. >> we ask them to please stay where they are legal. stay in dublin, together parks where it's designated. >> i know where it's hot. what did you do to stay cool. >> the a.c., there is low, high and industrial strength. i stayed under the vent. >> the ocean is...